Hindu

The Hindu dynasty took its name from Shaykh 'Ali Hindu, a follower of the Ilkhanid claimant Togha Temür, who appointed him governor of Astarabad on the Caspian coast. When Togha Temür was murdered by the Sarbadars in 1353 and Astarabad was annexed, 'Ali Hindu's son Amir Vali took refuge with the neighboring Jauni Kurban tribe and then used Mazandaran as a base from which to recover the city in 1356.

He ruled Astarabad and parts of Mazandaran until 1366 and again from about 1374 to 1384, waging repeated wars against the Sarbadars and the Jalayirids and declaring for Shi'ism to win local support. His independent rule ended with the arrival of Timur, who took Astarabad in 1384.